Goal setting is an important factor in pain management but it has its difficulties that both patient and health professional need to be aware of. This article “Goal Setting – Again!” by Bronwyn Thompson explores these difficulties and gives us all something to think about before, during, and after the process.
I suggest not only reading this article but her related articles as well. What seems to be a relatively simple process on the surface, is actually quite complex.
After you have worked hard to reach the point of acceptance of your chronic condition, what do you do next? What will help you the most?
The answer is YOU! You become your own advocate for your wellness and peace of mind.
You:
- discuss your condition with your doctor and ask how you can best be proactive, support yourself, and participate in your care;
- research and learn all you can about your condition, including all terminology and medications, their effects and side-effects;
- don’t give up! Get up instead! Move, take part, talk to others with the same or similar condition, join a support group, ask questions.
You know YOU and your body and what you are feeling and going through better than anyone else. There is no better advocate for your care, happiness, and well being. And don’t be afraid or feel self-conscience or feel guilty to ask for help. You deserve the best outcome possible for your life!
After you have worked hard to reach the point of acceptance of your chronic condition, what do you do next? What will help you the most?
The answer is YOU! You become your own advocate for your wellness and peace of mind.
You:
- discuss your condition with your doctor and ask how you can best be proactive, support yourself, and participate in your care;
- research and learn all you can about your condition, including all terminology and medications, their effects and side-effects;
- don’t give up! Get up instead! Move, take part, talk to others with the same or similar condition, join a support group, ask questions.
You know YOU and your body and what you are feeling and going through better than anyone else. There is no better advocate for your care, happiness, and well being. And don’t be afraid or feel self-conscience or feel guilty to ask for help. You deserve the best outcome possible for your life!
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is the time for us to stop and take stock of this disease and how it is effecting the lives of so many people in this world. There is hardly any person that does not know at least one individual, be it a woman or a man (and yes, men get this too), that is effected by this disease.
The best ways to stop breast cancer is through awareness and research.
- Learn all you can about this disease
- Know the warning signs
- Learn how to give yourself a regular breast self-exam
- Know your family history and your genetics
- Donate to your favorite breast cancer charity
- Donate to the American Cancer Society
- Plan or participate in a local charity event
To find out more about this disease and how to help, go to www.nbcam.org .
If anyone you know has this disease, support them, be a friend to them. It is one of the best ways you can help them personally. They need strength during this time to fight this and heal. Your helping them will allow them to use their strength for this purpose and not for concern or worry about other things in their life that need to get done.
Also, LAUGH, for it is one of the most healing activities we can do. Rent funny movies, do dumb things, but laugh, laugh, laugh.
I recently ran across a saying on a bracelet on Catalog Favorites about cancer. It is very inspirational so I thought it would be appropriate to recognize it here. It reads:
What Cancer Cannot Do…..
It Cannot…..
- invade the Soul
- suppress memories
- kill friendship
- destroy peace
- conquer the spirit
- shatter hope
- cripple love
- corrode faith
- steal eternal life
- silence courage
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is the time for us to stop and take stock of this disease and how it is effecting the lives of so many people in this world. There is hardly any person that does not know at least one individual, be it a woman or a man (and yes, men get this too), that is effected by this disease.
The best ways to stop breast cancer is through awareness and research.
- Learn all you can about this disease
- Know the warning signs
- Learn how to give yourself a regular breast self-exam
- Know your family history and your genetics
- Donate to your favorite breast cancer charity
- Donate to the American Cancer Society
- Plan or participate in a local charity event
To find out more about this disease and how to help, go to www.nbcam.org.
If anyone you know has this disease, support them, be a friend to them. It is one of the best ways you can help them personally. They need strength during this time to fight this and heal. Your helping them will allow them to use their strength for this purpose and not for concern or worry about other things in their life that need to get done.
Also, LAUGH, for it is one of the most healing activities we can do. Rent funny movies, do dumb things, but laugh, laugh, laugh.
I recently ran across a saying on a bracelet on Catalog Favorites about cancer. It is very inspirational so I thought it would be appropriate to recognize it here. It reads:
What Cancer Cannot Do…..
It Cannot…..
- invade the Soul
- suppress memories
- kill friendship
- destroy peace
- conquer the spirit
- shatter hope
- cripple love
- corrode faith
- steal eternal life
- silence courage
In an attempt to raise awareness on Musculoskeletal Pain, which is the most common of all pain, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has designated the year beginning on October 19, 2009 until October 19, 2010 as the Global Year Against Musculoskeletal Pain.
There will be a variety of resources and educational materials available through the IASP for those who want more information on this topic.
The IASP chooses a different pain topic to focus on each year in their mission to educate and raise awareness.
For more information on this and the ISAP, go to www.isap-pain.org .
Goal setting is an important factor in pain management but it has its difficulties that both patient and health professional need to be aware of. This article “Goal Setting – Again!” by Bronwyn Thompson explores these difficulties and gives us all something to think about before, during, and after the process.
I suggest not only reading this article but her related articles as well. What seems to be a relatively simple process on the surface, is actually quite complex.
